NBA Trade Rumors: Why the Toronto Raptors should (or shouldn’t) be buyers
By Tyler Hurst
NBA Trade Rumors: Exploring whether the Toronto Raptors should (or shouldn’t) be buyers at this year’s NBA Trade Deadline.
The Toronto Raptors are having a strange season.
With a top-10 defense and a middle-of-the-pack offense, you would be remiss not to expect the Raptors to be firmly in the top half of the Eastern Conference.
Instead, they’re 13-15 and find themselves planted as the 10th seed in the same company with would-be tankers like the Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic.
Toronto has lost six of its last eight games including multiple losses to the lowly Magic. There is some speculation that a similarly built Raptors team that last year went 48-34 and finished as the 5th seed in the East, will make some significant changes at the deadline.
Is being a “buyer” a good idea for a Raptors team that has underperformed, or should the franchise exhibit patience with a team ravaged by injuries but still capable of reaching its potential in the second half of the season?
Let’s break it down.